This should make it easier to destroy al Qaeda

Times:

The leader of Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked insurgency yesterday declared that he would send hundreds of fighters to join the Islamist campaign in Yemen, adding to fears that increased US involvement in antiterrorism operations in the country could fuel even greater instability.

As Gordon Brown called for an urgent international meeting to tackle the crisis in Yemen — highlighted by al-Qaeda’s attempt in the Arabian Peninsula to blow up a US airliner last week — the international jihadi network was swinging into action to counter Western efforts to bolster the feeble government, which is struggling to confront the Islamist threat.

“We tell our Muslim brothers in Yemen that we will cross the water between us and reach your place to assist you fight the enemy of Allah,” declared Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansour, a senior official of the Shebab militia, as he addressed hundreds of newly trained recruits cheering “Allahu Akbar”.

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This would be a real gift to the US. Getting all these terrorist together in one place will make it easier to attack them. It will also be cheaper not having to deal with a dispersal of enemy assets. It is more evidence that these guys are not that smart.